A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repetitive episodes of sudden severe pain on the right side of the face. The nurse anticipates additional testing for which disorder?

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The symptoms mentioned indicate trigeminal neuralgia, which is a disorder characterized by sudden, severe, and brief attacks of facial pain that are often triggered by touch or movement. Additional testing such as MRI, CT scan, or nerve conduction studies may be done to confirm the diagnosis. Parkinson's disease, Bell's palsy, and myasthenia gravis do not typically present with sudden severe facial pain as a primary symptom.

A Patient Comes to the Clinic Complaining of Repetitive Episodes